[Magdalen] Drug research.

[Cantor03 at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/17/2016 12:06:53 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
mjl at ix.netcom.com writes:

I only  now looked into the Dapsone I'm on, waiting for it to build up 
while the  Prednisone wanes over the weeks.  Though used for "various other skin 
 conditions", I'm a little shocked that it was formulated mainly as a 
leprosy  drug.  Wow!
 
 
Dermatology uses Dapsone, too.
 
It's quite the specific treatment for dermatitis herpetiformis.
Avoidance of gluten.helps also.
 
It will likely make you a little anemic secondary to  methemoglobinemia,
but this usually can be well managed and is not a problem.
 
And, yes, skin patients also get surprised when they read the drug is
used for leprosy.  So do the pharmaciests.
 
 
 
 
David Strang.